Perth hosts a stacked UFC 305 card headlined by a middleweight title blockbuster between Dricus du Plessis (21-2) and Israel Adesanya (24-3).
Can Adesanya become a three-time champion at 185-pounds or will the du Plessis era kick off in earnest with a maiden defence of his belt?
In the co-main, local favourite Steve Erceg looks to bounce back from his narrow flyweight title defeat to Alexandre Pantojo when he faces hard-hitting former title challenger Kai Kara-France in a trans-Tasman showdown.
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Also on the card, Mateusz Gamrot and Dan Hooker meet in a high-level lightweight clash, while Tai Tuivasa looks to get back in the winners’ circle against Jairzinho Rozenstruik.
Take a look at all the results, as they happen, below:
UFC 305 results and fight card
Main Card
- Dricus du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title
- Kai Kara-France def. Steve Erceg via 1st Round KO
- Mateusz Gamrot def. by Dan Hooker via Decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
- Tai Tuivasa def. by Jairzinho Rozenstruik via Split Decision (29-28, 30-27, 27-30)
- Li Jingliang def. by Carlos Prates via 2nd Round KO
Prelims
- Junior Tafa def. by Valter Walker via 1st Round Submission (Technical)
- Josh Culibao def. by Ricardo Ramos via Split Decision (29-28 x 2, 28-29)
- Casey O’Neill def. Luana Santos via Unanimous Decision (30-27 x 2, 30-26)
- Jack Jenkins def. Herbert Burns via 3rd Round TKO
Early Prelims
- Tom Nolan def. Alex Reyes via Unanimous Decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
- Song Kenan def. Ricky Glenn via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-26, 29-28)
- Stewart Nicoll def. by Jesus Aguilar via 1st Round Submission (Guillotine)
What time is UFC 305? Schedule and start time for PPV card and main event
UFC 305 is on Sunday, August 18. The early prelims start at 8:30am AEST, with the prelims at 10am AEST. The main card is at 12 pm AEST. Du Plessis and Adesanya should make their way to the octagon around 2:15 pm AEST, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Here’s how that schedule corresponds with other timezones around the world:
| Local time (AWST) | AEST | ET | PT | BST | |
| Early prelims | 6:30am | 8:30am | 6:30pm | 3:30pm | 11:30pm |
| Prelims | 8:00am | 10:00am | 8:00pm | 5:00pm | 1:00am |
| Main card | 10:00am | 12:00pm | 10:00pm | 7:00pm | 3:00am |
| Main event (approx.) | 12:15pm | 2:15pm | 12:15am | 9:15pm | 5:15am |
